What You Need to Know About Food Allergies

Ace Bars and Catering are a catering company Wigan that have been providing catering and mobile bars for all kinds of events for a number of years.

We know better than anyone that when it comes to food allergies, you need to be in the know.

Food allergies if not catered for can completely ruin your event with guests not being able to eat the food and drink you have provided or even worse, making them ill from accidental ingestion.

So what do you need to know about food allergies before planning your big event?

What is a Food Allergy?

A food allergy is when the body’s immune system reacts unusually to specific foods. Although allergic reactions are often mild in nature, they can be very serious.

Symptoms of a food allergy can affect several different areas of the body at the simultaneously. Some common symptoms include:

Itchy red sensations inside the mouth, throat or ears.

Itchy red rashes (urticaria, or ‘hives’)

Swelling of the face, around the eyes, lips, tongue and roof of the mouth.

Vomiting

If you ever see any of these symptoms occurring within your guests, it is important that you seek medical attention for them.

Anaphylaxis

In the most extreme cases of allergic reactions, anaphylaxis can occur which has the potential to be life threatening. Take it from a catering Company Wigan that is concerned so highly with safety, if you suspect a person is going into anaphylaxis shock you need to call an ambulance straight away and communicate this with them.

Tell the operator that they are going into anaphylaxis shock.

What is The Cause of Food allergies?

Food allergies happen when the immune system, the body’s defence against infection and other harmful agents, mistakenly treats proteins found within different foods as a threat.

As a result of thus, chemicals are released internally. These chemicals are what cause the symptoms of an allergic reaction.

Pretty much any food can cause an allergic reaction if your immune system recognises them as being harmful but here are some of the most common which as a catering company Wigan, we look out for and cater for the most:

Milk

Eggs

Peanuts

Tree Nuts (such as walnuts, brazil nuts, almonds and hazelnuts)

Fish

Shellfish (such as prawns, lobster and crab)

Fruits

It is still widely unknown why people develop allergic reactions to food, although it is common place for them to have other health conditions such as asthma, hay fever and eczema.

What is Food Intolerance?

A food intolerance is not the same as a food allergy.

People with food intolerances may have symptoms such as diarrhoea, bloating and stomach cramps. This is caused by difficulties to digest certain substances such as lactose however, no allergic reaction takes place.

Although not life threatening, as a catering company Wigan, we always ensure that we cater for intolerances as well as allergies at every event.

Get in Touch Today

If you need any help or advice regarding catering for allergies and intolerances at your event, Ace Bars and Catering are here to help. We are a catering company Wigan with several years’ worth of experience in providing alternative options and ensuring safety for those with allergies and intolerances.

What You Need to Know About Food Allergies

Ace Bars and Catering are a catering company Wigan that have been providing catering and mobile bars for all kinds of events for a number of years.

We know better than anyone that when it comes to food allergies, you need to be in the know.

Food allergies if not catered for can completely ruin your event with guests not being able to eat the food and drink you have provided or even worse, making them ill from accidental ingestion.

So what do you need to know about food allergies before planning your big event?

What is a Food Allergy?

A food allergy is when the body’s immune system reacts unusually to specific foods. Although allergic reactions are often mild in nature, they can be very serious.

Symptoms of a food allergy can affect several different areas of the body at the simultaneously. Some common symptoms include:

Itchy red sensations inside the mouth, throat or ears.

Itchy red rashes (urticaria, or ‘hives’)

Swelling of the face, around the eyes, lips, tongue and roof of the mouth.

Vomiting

If you ever see any of these symptoms occurring within your guests, it is important that you seek medical attention for them.

Anaphylaxis

In the most extreme cases of allergic reactions, anaphylaxis can occur which has the potential to be life threatening. Take it from a catering Company Wigan that is concerned so highly with safety, if you suspect a person is going into anaphylaxis shock you need to call an ambulance straight away and communicate this with them.

Tell the operator that they are going into anaphylaxis shock.

What is The Cause of Food allergies?

Food allergies happen when the immune system, the body’s defence against infection and other harmful agents, mistakenly treats proteins found within different foods as a threat.

As a result of thus, chemicals are released internally. These chemicals are what cause the symptoms of an allergic reaction.

Pretty much any food can cause an allergic reaction if your immune system recognises them as being harmful but here are some of the most common which as a catering company Wigan, we look out for and cater for the most:

Milk

Eggs

Peanuts

Tree Nuts (such as walnuts, brazil nuts, almonds and hazelnuts)

Fish

Shellfish (such as prawns, lobster and crab)

Fruits

It is still widely unknown why people develop allergic reactions to food, although it is common place for them to have other health conditions such as asthma, hay fever and eczema.

What is Food Intolerance?

A food intolerance is not the same as a food allergy.

People with food intolerances may have symptoms such as diarrhoea, bloating and stomach cramps. This is caused by difficulties to digest certain substances such as lactose however, no allergic reaction takes place.

Although not life threatening, as a catering company Wigan, we always ensure that we cater for intolerances as well as allergies at every event.

Get in Touch Today

If you need any help or advice regarding catering for allergies and intolerances at your event, Ace Bars and Catering are here to help. We are a catering company Wigan with several years’ worth of experience in providing alternative options and ensuring safety for those with allergies and intolerances.

What Makes a Great Event?

Ace Bars and catering are a catering company Wigan with years’ worth of experience when it comes to catering for events.

Across our long career in the event circuit, we have learnt a thing or two about what makes an event great and what can turn an otherwise good event into a really special occasion.

So what are the determining factors for a really special event I hear you asking?

Research and Understand Your Attendees

Prior to any event, a certain amount of research should be carried out by event planners into the audience that will be attending. This might be what kind of music, dietary requirements, entertainment or any other preference event goers may have.

This way you can ensure that your event caters to their specific needs. From years as working as a catering company Wigan in conjunction with event planners, we know that research is everything as when it comes to event planning, the devil is well and truly in the detail.

Make Your Event Interactive and Unique

If you are wishing to engage people with your organisation, product, cause or whatever else you may be representing, then it is important to engage them at your event.

Engaging your attendees can be done through many different ways, entertainment may be an obvious choice but try to think outside the box for a truly unique and memorable experience.

Want to get people talking about you and your organisation? Why not make a seating plan that makes people sit next to people they are not familiar with? That way they will not be able to fall into comfortable conversations with their friends and will be forced to speak about what is going on.

Make Sure that Your Catering is Exceptional

When it comes to event management, catering is one of the most important aspects of any occasion. Unfortunately, people can be hard to impress and often tend to remember bad catering more vividly than great catering.

That being said, it is majorly important that catering is of a high standard so that attendees do not associate you and your brand with a bad taste and experience.

Consulting the help of an experienced and talented catering company Wigan such as Ace Bars and Catering is an absolute must to ensure your guests leave with satisfied stomachs.

As well as making sure your attendees are fed, they need to be adequately watered preferably with the full run of a bar. But what happens if there is not a bar or drinks station in the venue? A mobile bar is your go to event and life saver.

Fully equipped mobile bars can be hard to come by and giving your guests the option of a limited bar will just not suffice. Ace Bars and Catering are not only a catering company Wigan we provide mobile bars that are stocked extensively.

Get in Touch

If you are planning an event and need help turning it into a really special occasion, get in touch with Ace bars and Catering. We are a catering company Wigan as well as a provider of mobile bars with a wealth of experience working within the event circuit.

What Makes a Great Event?

Ace Bars and catering are a catering company Wigan with years’ worth of experience when it comes to catering for events.

Across our long career in the event circuit, we have learnt a thing or two about what makes an event great and what can turn an otherwise good event into a really special occasion.

So what are the determining factors for a really special event I hear you asking?

Research and Understand Your Attendees

Prior to any event, a certain amount of research should be carried out by event planners into the audience that will be attending. This might be what kind of music, dietary requirements, entertainment or any other preference event goers may have.

This way you can ensure that your event caters to their specific needs. From years as working as a catering company Wigan in conjunction with event planners, we know that research is everything as when it comes to event planning, the devil is well and truly in the detail.

Make Your Event Interactive and Unique

If you are wishing to engage people with your organisation, product, cause or whatever else you may be representing, then it is important to engage them at your event.

Engaging your attendees can be done through many different ways, entertainment may be an obvious choice but try to think outside the box for a truly unique and memorable experience.

Want to get people talking about you and your organisation? Why not make a seating plan that makes people sit next to people they are not familiar with? That way they will not be able to fall into comfortable conversations with their friends and will be forced to speak about what is going on.

Make Sure that Your Catering is Exceptional

When it comes to event management, catering is one of the most important aspects of any occasion. Unfortunately, people can be hard to impress and often tend to remember bad catering more vividly than great catering.

That being said, it is majorly important that catering is of a high standard so that attendees do not associate you and your brand with a bad taste and experience.

Consulting the help of an experienced and talented catering company Wigan such as Ace Bars and Catering is an absolute must to ensure your guests leave with satisfied stomachs.

As well as making sure your attendees are fed, they need to be adequately watered preferably with the full run of a bar. But what happens if there is not a bar or drinks station in the venue? A mobile bar is your go to event and life saver.

Fully equipped mobile bars can be hard to come by and giving your guests the option of a limited bar will just not suffice. Ace Bars and Catering are not only a catering company Wigan we provide mobile bars that are stocked extensively.

Get in Touch

If you are planning an event and need help turning it into a really special occasion, get in touch with Ace bars and Catering. We are a catering company Wigan as well as a provider of mobile bars with a wealth of experience working within the event circuit.

What Can Ruin a Wedding?

We at Ace Bars and Catering as a catering company Wigan, have been to and worked at countless weddings. We know better than anyone that the big day can be a temperamental one to say the least.

Wedding days are a time of high stress with several components of a day having the potential to go wrong. We know what aspects of a wedding day can easily be ruined through carelessness or simply mot being aware.

In this blog, Ace Bars and Catering are here to give you advice on how to make sure things run smoothly on your big day.

Get The Invites Out Early

When it comes to sending out your invitations, the early the better. By sending your invites out early, you can better judge the amount of people that will be attending your big day. This way any plus ones and drop outs can be accounted for before the day.

As a catering company Wigan, we have catered for several wedding where the hosts have failed to accurately judge the amount of attendees and therefore provided either too much or too little food.

The result can be an expensive mistake and potentially a little bit embarrassing as they end up with excess food or trying to stretch a small amount out.

Keep Photography Minimal

This one may seem like an odd idea but trust us, when it comes to the actual big day you will thank us. Think a crying baby is annoying and distracting? Try a hundred flashing mobile phones in the church whilst you are trying to say your vows.

If you have employed your own professional photographer, do you really need people constantly taking photos?

Maybe consider including a message on your invite about photography, requesting for guests to keep it to a minimum and possibly only outside the church.

Keep The Kids Entertained

Kids can be a problem when it comes to weddings but they have to be catered for because not every parent can leave their child for a prolonged period of time. Why not hire a children’s entertainer to keep the kids busy whilst you guys enjoy yourselves? It may seem like just another expense but in the long run it is money well spent.

Another important aspect of catering for children is actually catering for them. Most kids will not be interested in the kids of food that your adult guests will enjoy. Instead of upsetting the little ones and making guests who are parents leave to feed their kids, ask your catering company to provided child friendly alternatives.

This catering company Wigan provides several kid orientated dishes to make sure that they do not go hungry on your big day.

Get in Touch!

If you are planning your big day and trying to avoid any potential disasters along the way, get in touch with Ace Bars and Catering today! We are a mobile bars and catering company Wigan that offers a package for everyone’s needs and budget. We’ve worked at countless weddings and can take a load of your mind by providing exceptional catering service for your wedding.

What Can Ruin a Wedding?

We at Ace Bars and Catering as a catering company Wigan, have been to and worked at countless weddings. We know better than anyone that the big day can be a temperamental one to say the least.

Wedding days are a time of high stress with several components of a day having the potential to go wrong. We know what aspects of a wedding day can easily be ruined through carelessness or simply mot being aware.

In this blog, Ace Bars and Catering are here to give you advice on how to make sure things run smoothly on your big day.

Get The Invites Out Early

When it comes to sending out your invitations, the early the better. By sending your invites out early, you can better judge the amount of people that will be attending your big day. This way any plus ones and drop outs can be accounted for before the day.

As a catering company Wigan, we have catered for several wedding where the hosts have failed to accurately judge the amount of attendees and therefore provided either too much or too little food.

The result can be an expensive mistake and potentially a little bit embarrassing as they end up with excess food or trying to stretch a small amount out.

Keep Photography Minimal

This one may seem like an odd idea but trust us, when it comes to the actual big day you will thank us. Think a crying baby is annoying and distracting? Try a hundred flashing mobile phones in the church whilst you are trying to say your vows.

If you have employed your own professional photographer, do you really need people constantly taking photos?

Maybe consider including a message on your invite about photography, requesting for guests to keep it to a minimum and possibly only outside the church.

Keep The Kids Entertained

Kids can be a problem when it comes to weddings but they have to be catered for because not every parent can leave their child for a prolonged period of time. Why not hire a children’s entertainer to keep the kids busy whilst you guys enjoy yourselves? It may seem like just another expense but in the long run it is money well spent.

Another important aspect of catering for children is actually catering for them. Most kids will not be interested in the kids of food that your adult guests will enjoy. Instead of upsetting the little ones and making guests who are parents leave to feed their kids, ask your catering company to provided child friendly alternatives.

This catering company Wigan provides several kid orientated dishes to make sure that they do not go hungry on your big day.

Get in Touch!

If you are planning your big day and trying to avoid any potential disasters along the way, get in touch with Ace Bars and Catering today! We are a mobile bars and catering company Wigan that offers a package for everyone’s needs and budget. We’ve worked at countless weddings and can take a load of your mind by providing exceptional catering service for your wedding.

What Makes a Great Event?

Ace Bars and catering are a catering company Wigan with years’ worth of experience when it comes to catering for events.

Across our long career in the event circuit, we have learnt a thing or two about what makes an event great and what can turn an otherwise good event into a really special occasion.

So what are the determining factors for a really special event I hear you asking?

Research and Understand Your Attendees

Prior to any event, a certain amount of research should be carried out by event planners into the audience that will be attending. This might be what kind of music, dietary requirements, entertainment or any other preference event goers may have.

This way you can ensure that your event caters to their specific needs. From years as working as a catering company Wigan in conjunction with event planners, we know that research is everything as when it comes to event planning, the devil is well and truly in the detail.

Make Your Event Interactive and Unique

If you are wishing to engage people with your organisation, product, cause or whatever else you may be representing, then it is important to engage them at your event.

Engaging your attendees can be done through many different ways, entertainment may be an obvious choice but try to think outside the box for a truly unique and memorable experience.

Want to get people talking about you and your organisation? Why not make a seating plan that makes people sit next to people they are not familiar with? That way they will not be able to fall into comfortable conversations with their friends and will be forced to speak about what is going on.

Make Sure that Your Catering is Exceptional

When it comes to event management, catering is one of the most important aspects of any occasion. Unfortunately, people can be hard to impress and often tend to remember bad catering more vividly than great catering.

That being said, it is majorly important that catering is of a high standard so that attendees do not associate you and your brand with a bad taste and experience.

Consulting the help of an experienced and talented catering company Wigan such as Ace Bars and Catering is an absolute must to ensure your guests leave with satisfied stomachs.

As well as making sure your attendees are fed, they need to be adequately watered preferably with the full run of a bar. But what happens if there is not a bar or drinks station in the venue? A mobile bar is your go to event and life saver.

Fully equipped mobile bars can be hard to come by and giving your guests the option of a limited bar will just not suffice. Ace Bars and Catering are not only a catering company Wigan we provide mobile bars that are stocked extensively.

Get in Touch

If you are planning an event and need help turning it into a really special occasion, get in touch with Ace bars and Catering. We are a catering company Wigan as well as a provider of mobile bars with a wealth of experience working within the event circuit.

What Makes a Great Event?

Ace Bars and catering are a catering company Wigan with years’ worth of experience when it comes to catering for events.

Across our long career in the event circuit, we have learnt a thing or two about what makes an event great and what can turn an otherwise good event into a really special occasion.

So what are the determining factors for a really special event I hear you asking?

Research and Understand Your Attendees

Prior to any event, a certain amount of research should be carried out by event planners into the audience that will be attending. This might be what kind of music, dietary requirements, entertainment or any other preference event goers may have.

This way you can ensure that your event caters to their specific needs. From years as working as a catering company Wigan in conjunction with event planners, we know that research is everything as when it comes to event planning, the devil is well and truly in the detail.

Make Your Event Interactive and Unique

If you are wishing to engage people with your organisation, product, cause or whatever else you may be representing, then it is important to engage them at your event.

Engaging your attendees can be done through many different ways, entertainment may be an obvious choice but try to think outside the box for a truly unique and memorable experience.

Want to get people talking about you and your organisation? Why not make a seating plan that makes people sit next to people they are not familiar with? That way they will not be able to fall into comfortable conversations with their friends and will be forced to speak about what is going on.

Make Sure that Your Catering is Exceptional

When it comes to event management, catering is one of the most important aspects of any occasion. Unfortunately, people can be hard to impress and often tend to remember bad catering more vividly than great catering.

That being said, it is majorly important that catering is of a high standard so that attendees do not associate you and your brand with a bad taste and experience.

Consulting the help of an experienced and talented catering company Wigan such as Ace Bars and Catering is an absolute must to ensure your guests leave with satisfied stomachs.

As well as making sure your attendees are fed, they need to be adequately watered preferably with the full run of a bar. But what happens if there is not a bar or drinks station in the venue? A mobile bar is your go to event and life saver.

Fully equipped mobile bars can be hard to come by and giving your guests the option of a limited bar will just not suffice. Ace Bars and Catering are not only a catering company Wigan we provide mobile bars that are stocked extensively.

Get in Touch

If you are planning an event and need help turning it into a really special occasion, get in touch with Ace bars and Catering. We are a catering company Wigan as well as a provider of mobile bars with a wealth of experience working within the event circuit.

Ace Bars and Catering New Website Launch

We at Ace Bars and Catering are overjoyed to announce the launch of our brand new website. Our new website was designed to make the lives of our clients that bit easier. We improved the lines of communication between our business and users of our service through an easy to use/navigate website featuring pages for all of our services.

We would like to take this chance to personally thank the guys over at Blue Whale Media for their continued hard work and effort in building the website exactly to our specification. Blue Whale Media is a leading web design agency based in Warrington that looked after us greatly.

They met and exceeded our every expectation throughout the whole process, delivering a site that is as great to look at as it is functional.

So what’s new with our website?

A Great New Look for Ace Bars and Catering

As part of the redesign to Ace Bars and Catering, the graphic design department at Blue Whale Media set out creating an entirely new logo and house style for our service. The logo that we decided on together gives us the professional image that we associate with our service.

A full Listing for Our Services

Featured on our website are separate pages for all the services that we provide. These pages are easy to find through the navigation bar and feature lots of helpful information and images such as prices and availability.

As well as useful information, we have an abundance of images from events that we have previously catered for. We wanted to make sure our website was engaging on a visual level as well as being informative.

Mobile and Google Friendly

With over half of internet searches now being made from mobile phones or tablets, it is massively important that websites are fully mobile supported. Our new website is now fully mobile and Google friendly, this means that if you visit our page from a desktop computer, a laptop, a phone or any other device-the experience is not impaired.

Blog and Social Media Integration

So you can better keep up to date with what we are doing, we’ve decided to integrate a blog feature into our website. Expect regular updates on what parties and events we’ve been catering for at regular intervals.

Along with this, the Facebook page for Ace Bars and Catering has been integrated into the main website so that you can keep up to date with us on this channel also. This platform will also let you engage with us through comments and the Facebook messenger service.

Don’t Take It from Us!

As a part of our new website design, we have decided to include a testimonial section to display the feedback of our happy customers. This way you can get a feel for the high level of service that we provide and know you are in safe hands.

We hope that you enjoy the new website as much as we do, and we welcome any feedback that you might have.

Ace Bars and Catering New Website Launch

We at Ace Bars and Catering are overjoyed to announce the launch of our brand new website. Our new website was designed to make the lives of our clients that bit easier. We improved the lines of communication between our business and users of our service through an easy to use/navigate website featuring pages for all of our services.

We would like to take this chance to personally thank the guys over at Blue Whale Media for their continued hard work and effort in building the website exactly to our specification. Blue Whale Media is a leading web design agency based in Warrington that looked after us greatly.

They met and exceeded our every expectation throughout the whole process, delivering a site that is as great to look at as it is functional.

So what’s new with our website?

A Great New Look for Ace Bars and Catering

As part of the redesign to Ace Bars and Catering, the graphic design department at Blue Whale Media set out creating an entirely new logo and house style for our service. The logo that we decided on together gives us the professional image that we associate with our service.

A full Listing for Our Services

Featured on our website are separate pages for all the services that we provide. These pages are easy to find through the navigation bar and feature lots of helpful information and images such as prices and availability.

As well as useful information, we have an abundance of images from events that we have previously catered for. We wanted to make sure our website was engaging on a visual level as well as being informative.

Mobile and Google Friendly

With over half of internet searches now being made from mobile phones or tablets, it is massively important that websites are fully mobile supported. Our new website is now fully mobile and Google friendly, this means that if you visit our page from a desktop computer, a laptop, a phone or any other device-the experience is not impaired.

Blog and Social Media Integration

So you can better keep up to date with what we are doing, we’ve decided to integrate a blog feature into our website. Expect regular updates on what parties and events we’ve been catering for at regular intervals.

Along with this, the Facebook page for Ace Bars and Catering has been integrated into the main website so that you can keep up to date with us on this channel also. This platform will also let you engage with us through comments and the Facebook messenger service.

Don’t Take It from Us!

As a part of our new website design, we have decided to include a testimonial section to display the feedback of our happy customers. This way you can get a feel for the high level of service that we provide and know you are in safe hands.

We hope that you enjoy the new website as much as we do, and we welcome any feedback that you might have.